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WELLINGTON GREEN, OF KINZUA, PENNSYLVANIA. Letters .Patent No. 67,294,dated July 30, 1867.

IMPROVBD WASH'ING MACHINE.

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TU ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, WELLYNGTON GREEN, of Kinzua, in the county ofWarren, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improvedWashing Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 ism. longitudinal section of my yimproved machine, takenthrough the line y y, iig. 2.

Figure 2 is a. cross-section of' the same, taken through the line x 1:,tig. 1.

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My invention has for its object to furnish an improved washing machine,so constructed and arranged as to do thewashing quickly and thoroughly,and with a small outlay of power; and it consists in a box constructedwith a. close-fitting cover, furnished with slatsland scalloped pieces,and pivoted to stationary supports, and in the combination ot' aweight-box with the' pivoted box; the whole being constructed andarranged as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the frame upon which the machine stands, and which should be ofsufficient l give a stable support to the machine. To the sides oi' theframe A are attached the lower ends of the uprights B, in the upper endsof which are formed bearings for the pivoting pins of the machine. C isthe washing-box, which is made rectangular in form, as shown in iigs. 1.and 2. To the bottom ofthe box C are attached crossslats D, as shown intig. 1. El E2 is the cover of the box, the part Ex of which isstationary, and the part E2 is movable, and moves buck and forth ingrooves formed in the sides of the box C, as shown in figs. 1 and 2. It'desired the edge of the movable part Ez may be hinged to the edge of thestationary part El, and may shutdown upon the rabbeted edges of the sideboards ofthe box. To the ends ofthe box C are attached scalloped piecesF, either in a. vertical or horizontal position, as shown in thedrawings. To the inner side of the forward ond ofthe box may, ifdesired, be attached a grooved wash-board, G, as shown in figs. 1 and 2`for use, if required, for rubbing the dirtier parts of the garments. Tothe sides of the box C,just below thc pivoting pins, are attacheddownwardly-projecting arms H, to the lower ends of which is attached abox, I, for the reception of weights to balance the weight of' the waterand clothes in the box C, so that the said box may oscillare moreeasily. To one end of the box I, or to one of the arms H. is pivoted theend of the handle J, by means of which the machine is operated.

In using the machine the water, soap, and clothes are placed in the boxC, and the movable part- E2 of the cover tightly closed; the machine isthen oscillated by means of the handle J, throwing the clothes from oneend of the box to the other, over the slats D, and against the scallopedend-pieces F, washing in a. very short time. The dirty water may then bedrawn oil and the clothes sudsed and ri manner.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The box C, constructed with a close-fitting cover, El E2, with slatsD upon its bottom, with scalloped pieces F upon one or both ends, andpivoted to stationary supports B, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set Iforth.

2. The combination of the balance-weigbt box I, with the oscillatin anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

ength and breadth to the clothes clean nsed in the same g-box C,substantially as herein shown WELLINGTON GREEN.

Witnesses:

J. M. GREEN, E. N. HOLMES.

